No. 2,539 in Japanese
埋め
"埋め" means "filling" or "burial."
In a sentence
彼は穴を埋めるためにシャベルを使いました。
He used a shovel to fill the hole.
埋める is used here in the literal context of filling a hole with materials.
彼女は忙しさで空の時間を埋めていました。
She filled her free time with busyness.
埋める is metaphorically used here to describe occupying free time with activities.
その歌手のメロディーは私の心の空白を埋めてくれました。
The singer's melody filled the blank space in my heart.
埋める metaphorically expresses the emotional filling of a void in one's heart.
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